Sex-Specific Temporal Trends in Overweight and Obese Among Schoolchildren From 2009 to 2018: An Age Period Cohort Analysis.

Our study examined the age, period, and cohort effects on overweight and obesity in children using a 10-year dataset collected from schoolchildren in Hualien, Taiwan. We used data from the annual health checkup of a total of 94,661 schoolchildren in primary schools and junior high schools in Hualien from 2009 to 2018. Children were defined as overweight or obese by the gender- and age-specific norm of the body mass index.

Effect of exercise on slowing breastfeeding-induced bone loss: A meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis.

Aim: This study systematically reviewed evidence regarding the effectiveness of exercise in slowing breastfeeding-induced bone loss.

Methods: The evidence-based approach of a systematic review (PROSPERO registration No. CRD42019111623) was adopted.

Exercise engagement in people with prediabetes--a qualitative study.

Aims And Objectives: To explore the experiences of people with prediabetes who engage in exercise, from the initiation of exercise to the discontinuation or continuation of exercise.

Background: People with prediabetes are the high-risk group for developing type 2 diabetes. Engaging in exercise is an important health behaviour to prevent or delay this.

A comparison of factors associated with physical inactivity among East Asian college students.

Background: Little is known on the level of physical inactivity and its behavioral and cultural correlates among East Asian college students.

Purpose: The aim of this study is to examine and compare the level and behavioral and cultural correlates of physical inactivity among college students in Taiwan, Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore, and Malaysia.

Method: Data were collected from a representative sample of college students (N = 12,137) in five East Asian economies during the 2008-2009 academic year.